Few of us give thought to paper’s impact on our lives. From printouts to books to household goods, paper has become an omnipresent yet nearly invisible part of life. But in his new book The Paper ...

Most scholars cite the invention of paper as occurring in AD 105 when an eunuch in the Han court named Cai Lun created a papermaking process that was reported to the Chinese Emperor by Ts’ai Lun, an ...

Ancient China gifted the world paper over 2,000 years ago, revolutionizing knowledge sharing. Cai Lun's innovation, using ...

Paper is an everyday object we often take for granted, yet it holds an extraordinary history that spans thousands of years. From its early origins in ancient civilisations to its modern forms used in ...